Keralam nuns’ ‘Stand By Me’ comes to home terrain
Three nuns who supported a rape survivor in a high-profile church case are expanding their clothing venture, 'Stand By Me,' to Kottayam. The initiative aims to provide the nuns with financial independence following years of scrutiny.
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The story illustrates the intersection of social justice, religious controversy, and the pursuit of economic self-reliance for marginalized individuals.
Keralam nuns’ ‘Stand By Me’ comes to home terrain left The nuns will showcase their hand-stitched products under the brand Stand by Me at the K P S Menon Auditorium in Kottayam on October 9 and 10. Special arrangement Special arrangement https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/cnhq3d/article71543899.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/sbm.jpg Harikumar J S 10721 Stand by Me is a clothing venture of the three nuns who had stood by a nun who accused former Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal of rape. The bishop was acquitted by a trial court in 2022, but their open support for the survivor left the three facing years of scrutiny KOTTAYAM Having spent years wondering whether people would stand by them, the three nuns finally got an answer in a crowded exhibition hall in Kozhikode last month. People poured in from all across north Keralam to buy their bags, nighties and saris.
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